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Hellebore (Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose))

The garden is so wet right now that I was surprised to see this Hellebore flower had bothered to open! These have been in the ground since 2011 and show no sign of stopping.



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Wet in fact very wet here Shirley a couple of hours sun then back to rain....good to see the Hellebores isn't it?

1 Jan, 2018

 

Nice and early. No sign of mine yet.

1 Jan, 2018

 

Dotty, it's fair to say I am getting fed up with the heavy rain now. Squelched my way across the grass earlier ... :o(

Hywel, mine will have gone when yours are out!

1 Jan, 2018

 

It’s so lovely to see them, Shirley. I was surprised too, to see my H. Anna’s Red in flower (still in its pot!).

1 Jan, 2018

 

I'll have to go down the garden tomorrow and have a look

1 Jan, 2018

 

Sheila, my OH thinks all Hellebores should be in pots in order to see the down-turned flowers better!

2 Jan, 2018

 

I agree with your OH :)

2 Jan, 2018

 

Shirley - he has a point. Because mine are still in pots, I've brought a couple in for the kitchen windowsill, which is at eye-level, and I'm enjoying the sight :)

3 Jan, 2018

 

That's a good idea Sheila ... I recall a gardening programme showing Hellebores being grown in hanging baskets ... purely to admire the blooms without crouching down!

Not sure that would work here ... it would only take a hefty coastal breeze to blow the baskets away ... :o(

Quite a storm last night/early morning which meant our bird table and bee box were both on their sides today ... undamaged thank goodness.

3 Jan, 2018



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